New five-week distance video and email ESOL course is now avauilable at Dundee International Women’s Centre (DIWC).
FROM 25 AUGUST TO 22 SEPTEMBER 2021
In an all-women environment, find out about international English exams and how passing them can help you work and study in the UK.
The course is free and includes all materials, but places are limited so BOOK NOW.
Contact: reception@diwc.co.uk or zusana@diwc.co.uk or DIWC on Facebook Messenger.
Online English classes!
Meet other women learners from around the world.
Dundee International Women’s Centre (DIWC) has an exciting online
ESOL programme for 2021! These classes will increase your confidence in English and are free for DIWC members (membership costs just £6 for a year).
Classes are by email and Zoom. All you need is a mobile, tablet or computer with microphone, camera and internet connection, plus a working email address. Don’t worry if you’re new to Zoom, they will show you what to do – you don’t need to have lots of IT skills!
CONVERSATION CAFÉ
Tuesdays 1-2, from 12 January. For Pre-Intermediate students
A relaxed opportunity to practice and develop your speaking and listening skills while meeting new people and having fun too. Each week they’ll look at a different topic to do with living in Scotland. Bring your lunch!
ELEMENTARY ENGLISH
Tuesdays 10-12, from 12 January. For Elementary students
Improve all aspects of your English – reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation – in this very friendly and welcoming class. All learning materials provided.
Interested?
Email mail@diwc.co.uk or Zusana@diwc.co.uk or contact DIWC on Facebook messenger.
For more DIWC classes see the timetable below:
The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programme is for those who want to learn and improve their English skills.
We run classes suitable for Beginners and Intermediate.
Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus situation, we are only running classes online. These take place weekday evenings from 7 pm to 9 pm.
We are working to hold ‘face-to-face’ classes again, but this may not be possible until the start of 2021.
If you are interested in joining our classes or registering an interest in joining our face-to-face classes in the future or have any questions please contact Neil Paterson email patersonn@angus.gov.uk
For more information see the Angus Council website
In September and October, MS Society Scotland will deliver Virtual Living Well with MS sessions which offer the chance to meet other people living with the condition. The sessions are an opportunity to have a chat, reflect on and share experience.
The virtual sessions will take place over 4 weeks.
The next sessions are
4, 11, 18 and 25 September
between 6.30pm and 8pm
You can REGISTER HERE for the sessions in September
REGISTER HERE for the sessions in October
Login wherever you are in Scotland
All you need to join the sessions are a laptop/tablet/phone/computer with a stable internet connection and access to a microphone and camera.
For more information, contact Leann Kelly or Coleen Kelly at MS Society Scotland
Or call 0131 335 4050 or email receptionrathio@mssociety.org.uk
World Suicide Prevention Day is held annually on 10 September. The main aims of this initiative are to:
Events and activities in for World Suicide Prevention Day in Angus include:
Wellbeing Event
Suicide Prevention-Basic Awareness Training
Suicide Prevention – Safety Plan Training
The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes will start back on 26 August.
The ESOL programme is for students who want to learn and improve their English skills.
We provide free evening classes in Forfar, Brechin, Montrose and Arbroath for both beginners and intermediate students which can also lead to SQA qualifications. Details of classes are below:
Learn English FREE in Montrose Academy
For further information contact Neil Paterson on 01307 473662 or email patersonn@angus.gov.uk
Best Start Grant is a package of three payments intended to give financial support to lower-income families during the key early years of a child’s life. The Best Start Grant payments will be fully available by summer 2019.
Social Security Scotland will start taking applications for these grants on the following dates:
Further details can be found on the Scottish Government website
Here’s a short film about the work of the Brechin and Montrose Communities Team.
If you want to get involved, the film shows some ways you can.
World Suicide Prevention Day is held annually on September 10. The initiative started in 2003 and its main aims are to
Events and activities in for World Suicide Prevention Day in Angus include:
Thursday 13 September 2018, 1pm-5pm Venue: Room A, Bruce House, Arbroath
This training is open to everyone who lives or works in Angus and is an introductory course for anyone interested in learning to be suicide-aware.
For more details see:
SuicideHelp
SuicideHelp provides information on how to help someone, who to contact and how to create a safety plan. This also can be downloaded as an app for iPhone, Android and Windows devices.
Angus Council Housing News 